Higher Ed Spaces that Raise the Bar

Design can be a game changer for universities looking to attract top-tier students and retain talented faculty. From state-of-the-art labs to technology-rich classrooms and inspiring collaboration spaces, well-designed environments can play a critical role in boosting a school’s competitive profile.

 

Alliiance has a long history of partnering with leading academic institutions to produce cutting-edge facilities that support and transform research and education. Deeply rooted in data and research, our solutions go beyond functional expectations; they inspire experimental pedagogies, technological innovation, community pride, and—most important—student success.

 

Services

  • Master Planning
  • Front-End Design Services (including feasibility studies and predesigns)
  • Design Research
  • Architecture
  • Planning
  • Interior Design
  • Lab Planning
  • Sustainability

Expertise

  • Science and Engineering
  • Health Sciences (including medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry)
  • Agriculture, Food, and Natural Sciences
  • Biological and Life Sciences

Work

  • Research Labs
  • Teaching Labs
  • Learning Environments
  • Building Reuse and Renovations

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The placement and arrangement of the main stair promotes social interaction between students and departments.

Flexible, state-of-the-art academic research laboratories that facilitates groundbreaking work.

Inviting and accessible Research Assistant workspaces at Tate Hall encourage off-hour learning engagement between students and faculty, enhancing collegiality and collaboration.

Flexible, configurable makerspace for creating, building, and tinkering.

Bright and flexible teaching laboratories enhance academic science programs.

Active learning classrooms that enhance student engagement.

Researchers share knowledge outside of their laboratories at the Cancer and Cardiovascular Research Center at the University of Minnesota.
Cargill Building—Microbial and Plant Genomics
Hubacheck and Cloquet Forestry Field Stations
Minneapolis College—Health Science Center
Minnesota Poultry Testing Lab
Riverland Community College—Transportation, Trade and Industrial Education Center
St. Olaf College—Tomson Hall
University of Minnesota—Bee and Pollinator Research Laboratory
University of Minnesota—Cancer and Cardiovascular Research Building
University of Minnesota—Dwan Levels 2 and 3 Wet Bench Renovation
University of Minnesota—John T. Tate Hall Renovation
University of Minnesota—Landscape Arboretum Apple House
University of Minnesota—Moos Tower Levels 1 and 3 Lab Renovation
University of Minnesota—Physics and Nanotechnology Building
University of Minnesota—Thomas E. Murphy Engine Research Lab
University of Minnesota—Veterinary Isolation Facility